On 16/1/20 7:35 pm, [email protected] wrote: > I would guess this is part of the reason why ssize_t was invented > - so that half of the numeric range could be wasted in order for a > function to be able to return -1, and/or ridiculous notions of > symmetry.
Actually it is used with fseek… in particular the case where whence=SEEK_CUR. It allows you to go backwards relative to the current file position. -- Stuart Longland (aka Redhatter, VK4MSL) I haven't lost my mind... ...it's backed up on a tape somewhere.
